Slipper



l. coNRow Oct. 5\, 1926.

SLPPER Filed Oct( 7, 1925 www ztomey Patented Oct. 5, 1926.V

UNITED STATES IRENE L. GONE/OW, OF MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.

SLIPPER.

Application filed October 7, 1925. Serial No. 61,128.

The present invention relates to slippers for deceased perso-ns, and has for its principal object to provide a slipper which may be easily and quickly placed en the foot so as to take care of the drawn and swollen vcondition thereof.

The ordinary slippers now used for this purpose will not conformwith the feet of deceased persons for the. rea-sen that all feet of deceased persons have a tendency to be drawn out of natural shape, making it impossible to fit them with ordinary shaped slippers.

Another important object of the intention is to construct a slipper of this nature made of clot-h or other suitable fabric .which is cut on the bias of the material, that is,'the warp and weft run diagonally ofthe length of the cloth, after it is cut. This cutting of the material on the bias gives to the slipper a certain elasticity so as to lit the foot of a `deceased person snugly.

lVith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of partsv as will be hereinafter more fully describedV and claimed.

In the drawing :l

Figure 1 is aperspective view of a slipper embodying the features of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a plan View of one side of the slipper, and

Fig. 3 is a plan View of the sole of the slipper.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the slipper includes a sole 5 and sides 6 which are assembled by stitching 'the edges together to form seams 7 between the sides 6 and the sole 5, and the forward seam 8 and the rear seam 9, between the ends of the sides 6. The inside of the slipper is suitably lined with soft-material indicated at 10. A. combination bead` and hem 11 is stitched t0 the upper edge of the sides 6 for forming a casing to receive a draw string l2, the ends of which project through a suitable slit in the rear of said combination bead and hem.

It isV to be noted that the sole 5 and the sides 6 are cut on the bias of material from which they are made, which is suchmaterial as satin or the like. By cutting the material on the bias, I mean that the warp and weft of the material extend diagonally or at an oblique angle to the length of said sole and sides. The warp. and weft of the material is indicated by the shading in Figs. l and 2 of the drawing.

This cutting of the material on the bias to form the sole and sides lends elasticity to the slipper so that it may conform to the deformed and drawn shape of the foot of a deceased person. The drawing string 12 enables the upper edge of the sides 6 to be drawn tightly about the ankle of the foot so as to maintain the slipper on the foot in a snug condition.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: p

l. A slipper for the foot of a deceased person formed from a fabric sole and a pair "of fabric sides, Vthe lower edges of the sides being stitched to the side edges of the sole, the forward and rear edges of theysides being stitched together, said sole and said sidesV Jeing cut from the fabric on the bias, so that the warp and weft of the material extends diagonally to the length of the-sole andthe sides.

2. A slipper for the foot of a deceased person formed from a fabric sole, a fabric upper, and means for attaching the sole to the upper, said sole and said upper being cut Y from the fabric on the bias so that the warp and weft of the fabric extends diagonally to the length of the sole and the u per.

In witness whereof, I have iereunto affixed my sign-ature.

' iRENE L. coNRow. 

